LIVERMORE FALLS, Maine (AP) - Prosecutors in Maine will not seek charges against a police officer who was involved in a crash that killed a pedestrian last year.
The Sun Journal reports (https://bit.ly/2o5DObV ) District Attorney Andrew Robinson says the office has determined there is no basis to bring charges against Livermore Falls Officer Troy Reed in the crash that killed 23-year-old Joseph Slaver Jr., of Livermore Falls.
Authorities say a police cruiser driven by Reed hit Slaver when he ran into the road on Oct. 28. Slaver later died.
Lewiston police officer Jeremy Somma, a state-certified accident reconstructionist, says Slaver had a blood-alcohol concentration of .094 percent. He says alcohol could have had an effect on Slaver’s decision-making.
Somma says the primary factor in the crash is that Slaver tried to run across the street.
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Information from: Sun-Journal, https://www.sunjournal.com
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